Lol so i got you clicking. Like WTF kills himself because of a Roommate? So back in the University, we felt comfortable sharing rooms with other people more like a roommate, Flatmate, Housemate kinda stuff, you know split cost by 2, pay 50% your roomie pays the other 50.
I got a call from a friend just yesterday telling me about this other friend of his who wants a Flat on the Mainland just like i do but is restricted due to cost but he thinks it would be cool if we could hook up, rent a flat together.
While i would have continued this discussion in a similar Thread i started Yesterday>>> Lagos House Rent, i feel it is a different subject all together hence this new Topic.
He got me thinking, would it be cool sharing a Flat with someone i barely know in Lagos? I don’t think so because Boys for Lagos no dey smile, everybody wants to make some quick bucks, the other person’s lifestyle may not just be good enough, Kinda Friends he keeps et al.
Would love to know your opinion on this, would you share a Flat with a total stranger based on a Friend’s recommendation?
On the other hand, let’s assume your friend is not just recommending this person to you but actually knows this person way back to the root(more like a Background Check) would you consider sharing?
Would you share a flat with a stranger you just met less than a week if you both shared same values?
Generally, on what grounds would you consider sharing a Flat with someone else?
I’m guessing you meant a flatmate, roommate is just a capital NO. I personally wouldn’t but then again, people said the same thing about Airbnb.
This is interesting though, I was working on a similar app like Airbnb but for long term rentals due to some issue I faced but then Airbnb rolled out long term service. This was one of my key feature, get to know who you’ll share a flat with - LinkedIn style recommendation or at least some background profile.
No. My personal space extends beyond my room to the living room and the kitchen. I’ve literally chased friends (and family) away from my house in the past.
Bro A housemate , hell yea
I currently need someone to occupy a suited room in a flat in Ajah. The person just has to follow the tradition of the house as we want a techie (a designer or a dev) . Money has to be made amongst techies
Typically people that share living space have something in common that reinforces trust. You both go to the same uni, you work at the same place, you are from the same village, you are related by blood or marriage, you have common friends. An online roomate service that leverages this trust circle would work. For example letting people seeking roomates to find others who went to the same school, share same friends, from the same place, etc.
Yes. I just think it has to do with acceptance. As corny as it sounds, if you don’t feel comfortable with said person, forget it. [quote=“Daniel_Aribiton, post:1, topic:4698”]
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i certainly don’t believe anyone would want to have a roommate from “god knows where” in lagos, for obvious reasons, but if i should do something like this i would tailor it to Tertiary Institutions. Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria have a whole lot of accommodation problems, ranging from inadequate hostels, to poor hostels living conditions and the most important, ability to secure accommodation for new student partly because of the cost of securing one all to your self OR not knowing how to secure one. so if you can create a service that list houses up for rent and also make provisions for people looking for house mates(you can still go for just people looking for housemates/roommate if you like) in this case room mates to request for one in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions… then i guess you have yourself a niche market.